Hey guys, let`s keep it nice.
Wouter, if you replace the word "stupid" with the word "crazy" you might have gotten away with insulting the guys, without insulting them ! (saying it`s crazy to be trying to get the leeward rudder down while a beeeg wave is about to fall on your head is better than saying it`s stupid.) Anyway, most sailors would battle to contest the fact that we`re all a little crazy, anyway.
Comparing Texel waves to Jensen waves is just plain 'crazy'(stupid?), anyway. The carnage at Texel this year was caused by an onshore wind with large waves and close sets, enough said. We all know how hard it is to launch in that, whether it`s at Jensen Beach, Texel or anywhere else.
Congrats to the guys who sailed and finished, even those who DSQ`ed for getting one of the markers wrong, man I`d be mad, 120 boats DSQ`ed must mean that the course markers were extremely difficult to see given the sea-state.
C`mon guys lets all grow up, I mean what are you acchieving by saying that you didn`t see any F16`s launching in the photos, if there were only 5 or so of them in some 250 starters, chances are you wouldn`t have seen them even if you were AT the event. By that logic, the only photos of Dart 18`s at Texel I`ve ever seen over the years is of them upside-down in the surf, so can I "logically deduce" that ALL Dart sailors don`t know how to surf-launch ? If I did, well, then I`d be a real smart guy, AND I`ve had annoyed a good few Dart sailors who DO know how to surf-launch, as well as those who don`t, so why do it ?
If we think that belittling others on a public forum is the only way to gain some self-esteem and respect, then we are truly a sad bunch. Sharing ideas and tips is great, but lets not go calling eachother names, please.